Clare direct provision residents in 'desperate situation' and considering hunger strike

Images taken from inside the Central Hostel in Miltown Malbay, Co Clare.

A west Clare support group for asylum seekers has warned that 13 men in emergency accommodation in Miltown Malbay are in “such a desperate situation” that they may opt for a hunger strike.

The 13 men wrote a collective letter to justice minister Helen McEntee and children's minister for Roderic O’Gorman almost a month ago, but have to date received no response, other than an acknowledgement.